A photographer, documenting the impact of deadly wildfires on Los Angeles, captured the resilience of the equestrian community who rallied to create safe havens for horses and other animals. He also photographed the devastation caused by the fires.
to document a safe haven for horses and other animals as Los Angeles battled deadly wildfires. The photographer knew the property: he had learned horseback riding there as a boy., “the Los Angeles Equestrian Center where I first learned to ride horses was one of the many places that set up a large animal shelter.”
The greater Los Angeles equestrian community, Stiehl learned, rallied to safeguard horses and help each other. He cited offers to donate alfalfa and to provide safe spaces and transport. Growing up in Los Angeles, Stiehl competed in martial arts. Horseback riding, he found, was calming and meditative.
“It’s the flip of martial arts,” he says. “Instead of fighting a person, you’re connecting with an animal.”On assignment at the equestrian center, the photographer heard harrowing stories of horse rescues.In addition to documenting animal rescue, Stiehl also photographed Los Angeles area fires and their impact.
“I’ve never covered wildfires before, but it’s inescapable now,” Stiehl says. “Fire seemed to pop up everywhere. I swung by the Topanga Canyon and couldn’t venture down the back side because the smoke was so thick. I also ventured to the Eaton Fire where every other house was a pile of rubble in the evacuation zone.”Stiehl relocated to Los Angeles after graduate study at Ohio University’s School of Visual Communication.
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